Community Advocacy Coordinator -Hybrid-Remote; Far North CA Region

Job Opening
:
Community Advocacy Coordinator (Far Northern CA Region)

Location
:
Regional Hybrid Remote (Serving Del Norte, Shasta, Humboldt, and Trinity counties)

Classification
:
Full-time, Non-Exempt

Reports To
:
Director of Programs

Annual Salary
: $62,400 annually

Founded in 1988 by foster youth and adult supporters, California Youth Connection (CYC) has evolved into a vibrant, statewide youth leadership, advocacy, and training organization with an annual budget of approximately $2 million. CYC empowers and educates current and former foster youth and provides youth with leadership and advocacy opportunities to serve as lead agents of change for statewide legislative, policy, and system improvements.

As a youth-led (policy & legislation) organization, we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where CYC members and staff feel heard, supported, and valued, and where they can share their authentic brilliance to move our mission forward.

We are committed to addressing issues of racism and inequity internally and externally.

We rely on creativity, flexibility, listening, critical thinking, and humor to bring out the best in each other.

Membership development and bringing to life the youth-led model (policy & legislation) are deeply woven into the fabric of the CYC community and culture.

We also appreciate each other for giving and receiving feedback and setting goals.

We believe outstanding people are the key to our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we recruit individuals without regard to race, national origin, religion, gender (including identity and expression), sexual orientation, prior conviction, arrest history, disability, marital status, veteran status, or age.

The Community Advocacy Coordinator provides the foundational resources for youth-led advocacy and leadership development activities in county-based chapters. You will build membership base and volunteer participation, develop sound organizing strategies with members, assist with fundraising, provide chapter meeting support, strengthen engagement, and facilitate community outreach.

Operating through a trauma-informed lens, you will oversee local programs, projects, and committees using principles of positive youth development and healing-centered engagement.

This is a regional hybrid/remote role. Eligible candidates MUST currently reside in, near, or fully relocate to one of the Far North, CA counties:
Del Norte, Shasta, Humboldt, and Trinity.

• Guide Chapters:
  Help youth-led chapters identify local policies and challenges in the foster care system and develop strategies and transformative goals.
• Boost Participation:
  Provide creative and innovative ways to engage youth and increase member participation.
• Conduct Visits:
  Visit regional chapters at least monthly to provide training and general support.
• Develop Leaders:
  Identify and prepare members for statewide policy advocacy and leadership opportunities, public hearings, and workshops.
• Resolve Conflicts:
  Provide mediation and conflict resolution support to chapter members and adult.
• Logistics:
  Coordinate and transport youth to regional and statewide events as needed.
• Build Alliances:
  Cultivate relationships with county-level decision-makers and participate in local policy meetings.
• Prepare Members:
  Empower members to confidently participate in community stakeholder and quarterly CDSS director meetings.
• Elevate Visibility:
  Represent CYC at community events to expand local outreach and network base.
• Supervise Youth:
  Recruit, interview, train, and mentor members, chapter chairs, and adult supporters.
• Track Performance:
  Schedule and direct work, evaluate progress, and manage member timesheets.
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